TO-DAY'S RACES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21467, 15 April 1933, Page 7

TO-DAY'S RACES

Ellerslie programme THE EASTER HANDICAP KEEN CONTEST EXPECTED REVIEW OF THE FIELDS Tho added attraction of the win and place system of hotting, which will bo operated at Ellerslio for the first time, should make to-day's opening of tho Auckland Racing Club's Autumn Meeting highly successful. There aro large fields in all events except tho Great i 01 thern Oaks, which is dominated bv the champion filly Silver Scorn, • and the Champagne Stakes, in which five good two-year-old winners aro likelv to start. Ihe Easter Handicap, in which 14 horses aro likely to go to tho post, should be a particularly fine contest, fancies taking a wide range, following is the programme, with a review of tho prospects in each race:— 11.32—GREAT NORTHERN OAKS, tt{ three-year-old fillies; weight 8.10: li miles Scorn Gold-Musk Gold Trail Prolyxo Gold 'rrail will probably start in the Easter Handicap. so that Silver Scorn will have only two opponents, one of whom. .Gold Musk, has not vet even been placed in a race. Speculation is likely to he seveiely restricted owing to tho dominating influence of / SILVER SCORN. 12.20—PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP, Of i! 300; H miles Bt - lb. e t lb "crry Damon 0 0 Alloy . 7 7 Sea town . . sl2 Julldy Karo .' 7 6 Flying Prince 8 4 Carfex .... 7 0 Valroe . ... 8 0 Grand Talk .70 Agahhan . . 711 Chung 7 u Royal Doulton 711 Psychologist 7 0 Wiiakapara ..79 Motere .... 70 Seatown. a notable performer at Ellerslie. scored a surprise win at Trenthnm in January. and he was running well in the Autumn Handicap at Stratford on April I when he fell. The veteran looks in good order and 011 a soft track would be verv dangerous. Two other Tornnaki horses. Asa ''?!!, Carfex. both of whom have won this season, hold jjood prosuecis c? j °, nly narrow ly beaten at Stratford. V ith tho exception of Valroe. Koynl Doulton and Motere. all the others have won races this season, and tho be.=t of them may be Flying Prince. Whakaoara. Alloy and Grand Talk. Investors mav favour CARFEX. AG A KHAN. GRAND TALK. ».S—BRIGHTON HURDLES HANDICAP, •Of £350; 2 miles . _ 8t - l b - „ st. lb. ir 1. of Orange 11 10 Lueess .... 10 1 Cruachan ... 11 6 Simeon .... 0 13 High Pitch . 10 12 Free Air . . . 9 11 Paddon . . .10 12 Imperial Prince.9 9 Royal, Visitor 10 7 Kawini .... 9 2 Billy Boy . . 10 2 Star Comet . 9 1 Emancipation 10 2 ' Prince of Orange has done so well over liurdles this season that even with his big weight he must be respected. Cruachan also has been a good performer and is a distinct possibility, although his weight mav find him out in the final stages. The tendencfv is to look lower down in the weights to Emancipation. Lucess. Free Air and Imperial Prince, all of whom have shown recent form. Emancipation and Free Air have not previously raced over hurdles nf Ellerslie. but on other courses thev displayed exceptional promise. It will be interesting to see whether the old hor-o Kawini can stage a come-back. Tho favourites mav be EMANCIPATION, FREE AIR. ' LUCESS. I.SS—EASTER HANDICAP, Of £600; 1 mile st. lb. st. Jb. ! Golden Wings 9 9 L'Allegro . . 712 Pr.gar.elli ..96 Lordly Knight 7 K' Lady Quex ..85 flying Prince 7 d Sunny Sky ..85 Aiguille .... 7 3 Mnnawhenua . 8 3 Chief took . . 7 ~ Gold Trail ..83 Rita's Light . 7 0 ■ Royal Artist- .82 Sea Ruler ..70 Inflation . . 8 0 Prolyxo ... .7 0 Eager Rose . 7 13 Golden Wings, who heads this high-class field. is one of New Zealand's finest sprinters and h'e looks a picture of fitne-1. Kn far he has onlv once won at a mile, in the Great Northern Guineas last seasni. Paganclli has been showing a return to 1 s be.-t form and ha 3 a Thcnipson Handicvo win to his credit. Ladv Quex. second 1, .t year, has net been auite up to form latc-iv but she pleased in her final gallop on Thursday. Sunny Sky has been lacing consistently and, like Manawhenua, will have her prospects improved in the event of further rain. Gold Trail is* a first-class performer who is coming on again after experiencing a set-back. L'Allegro and Lordly Knight appeal with handy weights, both being excellent beginners. Aiguille was held up in his preparation after his nrrival. but he galloped a good mile yesterday and now looks all right again. Chief Cook is on improving horse and both he •rd Sea Ruler made irood impressions on Thursday. It is a verv open race, with good support far the medium-weighted horses, / I STJNNY SKY. LORDLY KNIGHT, LADY QUEX. *4o GREAT NOPTHFPN CHAMPAGNE STAKES, Of £600: two-year-olds; colts and geldings 8.10, fillies 8.8: 7 fur. st. Ib. st. lb. Rereatu . . . 8 10 Deputy Ruler 8 10 Jmpastc .... 810 Gny Sheila 8 8 D'Artagnan . 810 Princess Doreen 8 8 Princecs Doreen has a very good record at Ellerslie with a dead-heat in the Welcome Stakes and a clear-cut victorv in the Foal Stakes. Impnsto. D'Artagnan and Deputy Ruler have all won at provincial meetings and are expected to run well. Most support may bo accorded to PRINCESS DOREEN. " IMPASTO. 3.2S—MANGERE STEEPLECHASE. Of £225; about 2i miles st. lb. St. lb. Royal Reign . 10 10 Arcade .... 9 10 Callamart ... 10 1 Trowbridge ..92 Claremore . . 10 0 Solanio .... 9 0 Simeon .... 10 0 Domo .... 9 0 Keil 10 0 Ruby Meteor . 9 0 Nassock ... 10 0 Little Arch . 9 0 Absent .... 911 Wee Prince . 9 0 Creina's King 9 10 Callamart, who ran second in the Great Northern Steeplechase lost June, is sure to claim manv friends. Royal Reicn and Creina's King won at Paeroa. where Simeon wac third. Simeon looks improved end with Neil and Callamart gave a cood display - on Thursday. Arcade is a good jumper, but is unreliable, and Solanio. who won a hurdle race at Whangarei last Saturday.' i a n ver.v likely light-weight. The chief fancie" mav be CALLAMART. SIMEON. • SOLANIO 4.IO—ONSLOW STAKES, Of £200; two-year-olds; 0 fur. Bt. lb at. lb. Coronis .... 8 7 Catalogue ~79 King Mestor . 8 0 Trick. Water . 7 9 Gold Pocket . 8 0 Cherry King . 7 G Star Artist ..80 My Money ..70 Rapper . . 7 12 Glcnromney 7 3 Queen Nona 7 0 Sea F'ox .... 7 0 Trickling Water will not start. Chnrrv King won nicely at Whangarei last 'week nnd he should have a good opportunity here. Queen Nona has been very consistr-nt without yet scoring n win. Gold Pocket was successful at I'iieroa. and Kanper won 0 maiden race at Stratford. Catalogue., n stable mate of Princess Doreen. has shown promising tiack form. There may bo a preference fo CHERRY KINO. CAT U,OOUE. tf.AI'PER' 5.0 —EiOEM HANDICAP, Of I"200; 1 mile Bt. lb et. lb Mll-tor Di'icrly 9 7 Hawthorn ..73 MufT . . 8 12 Malikill .... 7 '2 Senegal .... 89 Ruling King . 7 0 Lcjert Star .85 Master N'orval 7 0 Roy,i-l Gallant 8 "2 Sir Musk ... 7 0 1 ; Van ford . . 8 (1 Kiltowyn ... 7 0 Fully 'Lu . . . 7 12 Wee Put ... 7 0 Kuri . . 7 12 Racefield ... 7 0 Pub;; Dawn 7 10 Toiyoon ... 7 0 Ctimijong ..79 Tahue Mea ..70 Rita's/ Light . 7 7 King (omet . 7 0 United ...70 Bandy Hix ..70 This /is n p extremely difficult field owing to the whence of so many improving hacks, and there is ample room for a surprise such U;> was recorded last venr bv Ruby Dawn, who is engaged again. There nr,» few who ertn bo written out. Recent form in the Auckland province is remepertrd by Rnri. Rita's Light, Desert Star. Blanford Holly Lu. Mahkill. Tatyoon n;)d Rncefiel'd and from outride there are Silver Scorn's liolf-Hister MutT. and Senoirnl. who v'on nt Trentham last month. In n wide range of fancies some confidence mav be shown in SENEGAL. • EURI. TATYOON.